The file consists of lists of U.F.A. Locals photocopied from the 1915 and 1916 annual reports of the U.F.A.; list of old U.F.A. Locals (ca. 1960-1966) arranged by sub-district, with names and addresses of their secretaries; names and addresses of delegates and directors; and a printout (1965) listing the Locals in alphabetical order.

Administrative History

Locals of the U.F.A. were grouped into sub-districts which elected delegates. The delegates elected a director from each district of the U.F.A. They also attended the annual conference of the U.F.A Central Co-operative Association. This structure remained in place after the reorganization of the U.F.A. in 1948-1949, but ceased to exist upon the winding up of U.F.A. Central Co-op in 1966.

The series consists of directories of the Directors and Delegates (1964-1998), a document on the functions of Delgate Advisory Committees (ca. 1980), biographical information forms on Directors and Delegates (1963-1999), photographs of Delegates (1992-1999), presentations made at Director/Delegate meetings (1979-2001), minutes of Delegate Advisory Committee meetings (1980-1989); and correspondence and maps regarding Delegates' and Directors' geographical constituencies.

Administrative History

The United Farmers of Alberta Co-operative is governed by its Board of Directors. Its trading area was originally divided into 7 (later, 8 or 9) Districts, each represented by a Director elected from among its Delegates. Each District was divided into 5 (later, 7) Sub-Districts, each represented by an elected Delegate. In 2008 the number of Directors was changed to 12, elected at large, and the number of Districts was changed to 43, each represented by one Delegate. Delegates participate in the Annual Meeting and in regular Director/Delegate meetings. Since 1966 delegates identified members from within their district to act as advisors and hosted Delegate Advisory Committee Meetings, later called Advisory Council Meetings (after ca. 2000) for their constituency. The meetings provided two-way communication between members and management. Delegate and management reports were presented to the delegates. Originally the chairman and secretary were chosen by the committee members, later, the delegates took responsibility for chairing the meetings. The Information Services department, later called Public Relations, and then named Member Relations, oversaw the management of these meetings.

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Date

1984 - [ca. 2008]

Notes

Bill Dobson, of Paradise Valley, served as Delegate for Sub-District 46 from 1984 to 1989, and Sub-District 74 in 1990 following a change in districts that year. In 1991 he was elected as Director of district 7G, and continued in that role until 1998.

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Date

1973 - [ca. 1990]

Notes

Howard Haney, of Picture Butte, served as Delegate for Sub-District 2 from 1962 to 1963, as Delegate for Sub-District 24 from 1964 to 1969 following a reorganization of districts in 1964, as Director for District 4D from 1970 to 1991. Mr. Haney was elected President of the Board in 1975 and served in that role until his retirement in 1991.

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Date

1982 - 2003

Notes

W. Henry Konynenbelt, of Nobleford, served as Delegate for Sub-District 24 from 1982 to 1989, as Delegate for Sub-District 42 from 1990 to 1992 following a reorganization of districts in 1990, as Director of district 4D from 1993 to 2002, and as Director of district 1 in 2003 following a reorganization of districts that year.

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Date

1968 - 1994

Notes

Glenn Lunty, of Forestburg, served as Delegate for Sub-District 38 from 1969 to 1977, as Director of district 6F from 1978 to 1984, as Delegate for Sub-District 38 from 1986 to 1989, and as Delegate for Sub-District 62 from 1990 to 1997 following a reorganization of districts in 1990.

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Date

1985 - 2007

Notes

Clarence Olthuis, of Neerlandia, served as Delegate for co-op district 1984 to 1990, as Delegate for Sub-District 85 from 1991 to 1995, as Director of district 8H from 1996 to 2002, as Director of district 6 from 2003 to 2007 following a reorganization of districts in 2003, and as a Director from 2008 to early 2009 following a reorganization of districts in 2008.

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Date

1985 - 1999

Notes

Ray Van Bavel, of Strathmore, served as Delegate for Sub-District 33 from 1985 to 1989, as Delegate for Sub-District 55 from 1990 to 1992 following a reorganization of districts in 1990, and as Director of district 5E from 1993 to 2002.

Ruth McBride was the first president of the Arrowwood local of the United Farm Women of Alberta, formed in 1923. She served as a director of the UFWA for 1934 to 1938, and 1942 to 1944. Mrs. McBride moved to the United States in 1944, and passed away in Glendale, California.

A. Stephenson "The Early Days" in Buried Treasures. The History of Elnora, Pine-Lake and Huxley (Elnora: Elnora History Committee, 1972) p 200 - 202. http://www.ourfutureourpast.ca/loc_hist/toc.aspx?id=8061

Subjects

Directors

Names

Hepburn, E.

United Farm Women of Alberta

Places

Elnora

Accession Number

UF 2005.0044.27

Date

[ca. 1930 - 1935]

Notes

E. Hepburn was born in England in 1881 and trained as a schoolteacher. She joined her first husband Leslie Stephenson in the Elnora area in 1908. Mr Stephenson died in 1910, and she married Percival Hepburn in 1912. Mrs. Hepburn served as a UFWA director from 1925 to 1933, as convenor for UFA Junior Branch work from 1929 to 1932, and as 2nd Vice President from 1931-1932.

Thomas O. King came to Alberta from Idaho in the 1890s, settling and ranching in the Raymond area. When the town was incorporated in 1903, he was elected as a councilor and served in that position for a number of years. King was elected as a Director of the UFA for 1918. King was president of the Alberta Trustees Association for fourteen years.

A portrait of Amy Warr of Waskatenau, Director of the United Farm Women of Alberta from 1920 to 1933, and President of the UFWA from 1929 to 1933. Inscription on the reverse reads "Mrs. A. H. Warr / 13 ems / 85 screen / chg "The U.F.A." / not more than 3 1/2" deep / If longer than 3 1/8" / please phone Mr Rorkley Jr. M2380".